Lakefront Remodel

A cozy, inviting design that sinks into the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest makes this home stand out, or maybe just blend in.

Bridgeport Office

Bridgeport Office

Locally grown, responsibly-havested cedar and 60's design came together in this LEED-Compliant remodel, keeping this building true to its roots - both in wooden facade and aesthetic.

Harrison Preparatory

Harrison Preparatory

Our consulting work on Harrison Preparatory School of Choice/Four Heroes Elementary School wasn't just big for its size; both of the lead architect's daughters were students.

The Center for Global Scholars

The Center for Global Scholars

With a recent influx of international students and nowhere to house them, Clover Park Technical College decided to construct its first ever dorm for over a hundred intrepid young adults.

Mid-Century Modern

Mid-Century Modern Remodel

This 1950's modernist home is pulled into the new millenium with a renovation that refreshes its original blockism with minimalist design, and unites its surrounding greenery with whitewashed stone.

Knotty Pine Residence

Knotty Pine Residence

The forests, lakes, and mountain ranges of the South Sound are all reflected in this home's rustic stone and wooden arches, the design reminiscent of a log cabin yet still comfortable in its modern, suburban neighborhood.

Custer Avenue

Custer Avenue Building

This multi-tenant strip is right across from a busy intersection, requiring a design that stands out to draw in eyes.

Public Works are large projects, but with a group of highly experienced, highly driven architects such as ours, they're made a top priority when they come across our drafting board. We've done work for state, county, and city facilities, including schools, power agencies, consulting on plans for detention facilities, dorms for community colleges, and even government remodeling for structures on Joint Base Lewis McChord, making us not only focused, but also experienced.

We strive to make public facilities accessible, aesthetically pleasing, and viable for years to come. We design with the future in mind for our projects, understanding the goals and dreams of our clients before we move to the drawing board. For some examples of our public works projects, visit our public works page.

Commercial

A small business ourselves, we understand the challenges our fellow entrepeneurs can face when making decisions on remodels, development, and tenant improvements. We aspire to give the best fiscal and architectural advice possible, while creating a building that follows the aesthetic guidelines that both our clients reccomend and local codes set. We believe that a smart business can flourish from any building, but a bit of extra curb appeal can never hurt.

When designing commercial projects, we aim to cater to the needs of our client both immediately and years down the road. Our commercial projects are constructed with profitability and cost-effectiveness in mind, and we always take care to understand our client's budget, both for our services and their building, in full, and work to save them money wherever we can. We take pride in creating unique, distinct, and comfortable places to work, shop, and rent, adding visual interest to your building and neighborhood. To read more about our past and current commercial projects, visit our commercial projects page.

Residential

Home may be where the heart is, but sometimes, something just isn't quite perfect about your dream home. Maybe plans have changed, and instead of a second den, there suddenly comes a need for two new bedrooms, or a mother-in-law apartment over the garage. Maybe the fixer-upper you've just bought is a even more of a fixer-upper than initially presumed. Regardless, we understand that the reasons for adding onto a home are various, but the end goal is often the same: a space that's comfortable to live in and quick to get built, but still aesthetically pleasing enough to get the appropriate fawning at the housewarming party.

Whether constructing from the ground-up or from the roof-down, our focus never leaves the fact that your home should be yours - your aesthetic, your design, and your decision - and we accomodate our clients in every way we can through the design process. To see our portfolio of residential designs, see our residential projects page.

We at James Guerrero Architects Inc. dedicate our all in each and every project, whether a simple, small remodel or a multi-tenant strip mall. We know that buildings are more than just structures, they're the scenes in which our lives play out, the surroundings of both daily routine and some of our most treasured moments. Your project deserves the attention and focus necessary to design a structure that can add interest and spice to the monotony of errands and work, but not overshadow the people living and making their careers inside it.

Whether a home, an office, or a public feature, we understand that our clients want their projects to feel comfortable, modern, and cost-effective. We strive to make our process simple and clean, using a DIRECT methodology to ensure our clients' absolute satisfaction with our work. For more information on specific types of projects, click on the boxes above

PUBLIC WORKS

COMMERCIAL

RESIDENTIAL

We at James Guerrero Architects Inc. dedicate our all in each and every project, whether a simple, small remodel or a multi-tenant strip mall. We know that buildings are more than just structures, they're the scenes in which our lives play out, the surroundings of both daily routine and some of our most treasured moments. Your project deserves the attention and focus necessary to design a structure that can add interest and spice to the monotony of errands and work, but not overshadow the people living and making their careers inside it.

Whether a home, an office, or a public feature, we understand that our clients want their projects to feel comfortable, modern, and cost-effective. We strive to make our process simple and clean, using a DIRECT methodology to ensure our clients' absolute satisfaction with our work. For more information on specific types of projects, hover over the icons on the left.

Public Works are large projects, but with a group of highly experienced, highly driven architects such as ours, they're made a top priority when they come across our drafting board. We've done work for state, county, and city facilities, including schools, churches, power agencies, consulting on plans for detention facilities, dorms for community colleges, and even government remodeling for structures on Joint Base Lewis McChord, making us not only focused, but also experienced.

We strive to make public facilities accessible, aesthetically pleasing, and viable for years to come. We design with the future in mind for our projects, understanding the goals and dreams of our clients before we move to the drawing board. For some examples of our public works projects, visit our public works page.

A small business ourselves, we understand the challenges our fellow entrepeneurs can face when making decisions on remodels, development, and tenant improvements. We aspire to give the best fiscal and architectural advice possible, while creating a building that follows the aesthetic guidelines that both our clients reccomend and local codes set. We believe that a smart business can flourish from any building, but a bit of extra curb appeal can never hurt.

When designing commercial projects, we aim to cater to the needs of our client both immediately and years down the road. Our commercial projects are constructed with profitability and cost-effectiveness in mind, and we always take care to understand our client's budget, both for our services and their building, in full, and work to save them money wherever we can. We take pride in creating unique, distinct, and comfortable places to work, shop, and rent, adding visual interest to your building and neighborhood. To read more about our past and current commercial projects, visit our commercial projects page.

Home may be where the heart is, but sometimes, something just isn't quite perfect about your dream home. Maybe plans have changed, and instead of a second den, there suddenly comes a need for two new bedrooms, or a mother-in-law apartment over the garage. Maybe the fixer-upper you've just bought is a even more of a fixer-upper than initially presumed. Regardless, we understand that the reasons for adding onto a home are various, but the end goal is often the same: a space that's comfortable to live in and quick to get built, but still aesthetically pleasing enough to get the appropriate fawning at the housewarming party.

Whether constructing from the ground-up or from the roof-down, our focus never leaves the fact that your home should be yours - your aesthetic, your design, and your decision - and we accomodate our clients in every way we can through the design process. To see our portfolio of residential designs, see our residential projects page.

Featured ProjectSamuel Roberts Building

Before

After

We were retained in 2014 to bring this historic building in downtown Tacoma back from a ruinous 1970's stucco remodel . The new facade was detailed after an old 1950's photo of the building, as is the trim and accenting. It is a post and beam structure, as well as probably the oldest surviving wood frame structure in
Tacoma according to city staff, making it not only a challenge, but also an honor to redesign.

The interior of the building had to be completely redone. The original
basement was only one-third the square footage of the upper floors, and the remaining two-thirds needed to be excavated for a full lower level. An elevator was installed to add accessibility to the three floor building. The
interior stair had been removed in the previous remodel, and the only access to the
second floor was an exterior balcony on the rear side of the building. The interior stair
was rebuilt and a new balcony at the back provides a smooth transition to the streets of Tacoma and a needed second exit.

To see more photos of the Samuel Roberts Building and other commercial projects, visit our commercial projects page. If you're considering a multi-tenant remodel or development as well, please visit our multi-tenant project page for more information.